terminate
ter-mi-nate
verb
To bring something to an end or to come to an end.
"The contract will terminate next month."
verb
To dismiss an employee from their job; to fire someone.
"They decided to terminate his employment."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: end, give the axe, can, give the sack, fire, displace, send away, force out, give notice, dismiss, sack, stop
Antonyms: begin, commence, employ, engage, get, get down, hire, lead off, set about, set out, start, start out